OAR Is Accepting Applications For Its Graduate Student Grant Program
January 15, 2014
OAR invites research proposals for its 11th annual Graduate Student Grants Program. OAR seeks proposals from researchers conducting studies that will benefit individuals and families living with autism today. Proposals will be accepted through February 14th. Interested Master’s students and Doctoral candidates can find more information on the Grad Grants...
Help OAR Write A New Guide to Personal Safety!
January 06, 2014
OAR is writing a new guide to personal safety across the lifespan and we need YOUR help! Please take this 5-minute survey and let us know which topics are most important to you. Your opinions will directly influence the topics we cover in the guide. For more information on the...
December 20, 2013
December 20, 2013 – OAR is excited to announce the release of two new components to its Kit for Kids peer education resource: an animated video that brings the “What’s up with Nick?” story to life and a set of student activity workbooks. You can read the official press release here....
OAR Announces Applied Research Grant Recipients
November 11, 2013
At its annual meeting on October 8, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) authorized funding for seven new applied autism research studies in 2014. Five of these studies have been confirmed; the remaining two are under consideration pending discussions with the researchers and a...
OAR Publishes New Training Manual for Teachers
October 01, 2013
Thanks to a fruitful collaboration with researchers from the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina, including Scientific Council member Kara Hume, Ph.D., OAR is excited to announce the availability of a new “Autism in the Schoolhouse” resource, Understanding Autism: A Guide for Secondary School...
Update on TRICARE and ABA Services for Military Families
August 29, 2013
In December 2012, The OARacle (the monthly e-newsletter of the Organization for Autism Research) reported on legal and Congressional action that enabled TRICARE to cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services – the most researched and arguably most efficacious behavioral intervention – for military children affected by autism under its basic coverage program. Regarded...
OAR Announces 2013 Graduate Research Grant Recipients
June 13, 2013
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2013 Graduate Research Grants. This program, open to graduate students pursuing Master or Doctoral degrees, awards up to $1,000 and $2,000 respectively to those conducting research related to autism spectrum disorders. This year, OAR will make...
New Training DVD Brings Autism Education to Life for Teachers
May 02, 2013
A recent study (Teffs and Whitbread, 2009) found that more than one-third of general education teachers received no formal special education training. To address this concern, OAR worked in close partnership with Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools to develop a research-based training tool that prepares middle and high school teachers...
Camp Lejeune Welcomes Dr. Peter Gerhardt for EFMP Forum
May 02, 2013
OAR’s ongoing efforts in support of military families recently reached another high point when Scientific Council Chairman, Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., gave the keynote presentation for the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Special Needs Forum at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps Base in Jacksonville, N.C., on February 13. As usual,...
OAR releases “Navigating the Special Education System” guidebook
October 05, 2012
Every parent knows that getting any child through school is a challenge. But for parents of children on the autism spectrum, the vast majority of whom require special services in order to successfully access the curriculum, this task can be burdensome or downright overwhelming even before a child reaches school...
West Coast Conference on Autism
January 24, 2012
Please join the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies and The Autism Society of Santa Barbara at their jointly sponsored West Coast Conference on Autism. Keynote speakers include Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., the head of the Organization for Autism Research’s Scientific Council. You can read more about the conference and register here....
Brain Imaging Study of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
August 08, 2011
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health are seeking adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders to participate in a brain imaging research study (Protocol: 10-M-0068, “Effects of Prosocial Neuropeptides on Human Brain Function in Healthy Volunteers and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders”). This outpatient study will be conducted at the...
